Step 1: read the week 3 discussion overview below read this article entitled “16 impressive benefits of drinking water.” step 2: create a new thread for your initial post by wednesday at 11: 59pm est respond to the following prompts in your initial post: although this article contains some factual information, it is not a credible source. explain why it is not a credible source. (hint: can you identify claims that cannot be supported by facts or research? does the article contain exaggerated statements? is the article written by a reliable and knowledgeable expert? ) explain how critical thinking you to decide whether a source is suitable or not (hint: stages of knowing). suppose you have made a decision or taken an action based on a source you discover is not credible. what are the work and life consequences that may result from this action?

The article “16 Impressive Benefits of Drinking Water” is not a credible source. First of all, is not even signed, there is no name we can check as an expert in the subject. Second of all, although it claims several times that the facts it provides are scientifical, very rarely it names the name of the study, the authors or the institution that has run the study that backs those facts. When scientist make claims based on the research they have conducted, they always make available their data and method for others scientist to run the same research or a different one in case they don't agree with the results.

Although it contains some logical facts that seem to make sense at first glance, it contains some exaggerations like "water is a safe and cheap remedy for a lot of the health conditions that we face in our everyday lives".

I think that the consequences of using a source that is not credible vary. If you are a student, you probably would fail in a project with no credible sources. If you are a politician or a scientist, to make such type of claims would alter the lives of millions. An example of this that has had major consequences is the vaccine case. In the '80, a scientist proclaimed that vaccines increases the danger of developing autism. Although this was proved wrong, nowadays a lot of parents choose not to vaccinate their kids because of that proclaim, and there has been eruptions of dangerous diseases that had been eradicated because of the vaccines.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

just took the test;

argument: "it's time to wage a war against britain to secure american freedom."

claims: "america has tried every peaceful method available for seperating from england" & "the americans' petitions to the king have been turned away by him."